Grand Canyon

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/grand-canyon

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is Grand Canyon?277 miles (446 km)
2. How deep is Grand Canyon?6,093 feet (1,857 meters)
3. How wide is Grand Canyon?Up to 18 miles (29 km)
4. What is the location?Northwestern Arizona, United States
5. What is the age of canyon formation?Estimated 5 to 6 million years
6. What is the Grand Canyon and how big is it?The Grand Canyon is a huge hole carved by a river, about 277 river miles long and more than 6,000 feet deep. It is one of Earth's most spectacular geological formations.

Stratigraphy: The study of rock layers (strata) and their sequence, composition, and relationships.
Uplift: The geological process by which large areas of the Earth's crust are raised to higher elevations.
Antecedent Drainage: A river that maintains its course across an area that is being uplifted, carving a gorge.
Paleontology: The scientific study of fossils and ancient life.